SEWANEE CROSS.......

Sometimes we take for granted the amazing scenery near our home. Everyone living in Franklin County, Tn. has hear of the Sewanee Cross or have viewed it from the valley. I had traveled to the location as a teen with a date several times and hadn't been back in years. Sunday on a drive we decided to find the cross sitting high on the Sewanee Mountain located on the campus of the University Of The South, Sewanee, Tn. Driving through the campus trying to find the way to the cross we saw many students walking, riding and enjoying the beautiful autumn day. The campus is filled with native stone structures, massive gothic buildings. I didn't know that the campus is the largest in the United States. Encompassing 23 square miles of the Sewanee Domain. We got a laugh out of one student we saw riding by at a fast speed on her bicycle guiding with one hand and the other one holding a cell phone to her ear.
The Sewanee Cross is a Latin Cross some 40 feet tall. It was built in 1922 and is dedicated to all Sewanee and Franklin County citizens and students that served in World Wars I, II, Korean War, Vietnam and Dessert Storm. The cross is flanked on two sides by forest, the back side sits the campus and the front side offers a breath taking view of the Franklin County valley below. Back in the day it was a good excuse to take a date for a romantic moment. Looks like that still works this day and time as we noticed a young couple sitting on a bench hugging and kissing. They were deep into their own little world and after some time had elapsed they notice there were other people in and around them. They got up and went on there way. Man, to be that young again????